In 2021, I wished everyone good luck with my new-found phrase Catch a Cold! (March 2021). There, I described the view of some that the body may react to exposure to some coronavirus with production and retention […]
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited a New Jersey company $130,000 for methylene chloride violations. Exposure to paint strippers containing methylene chloride remains a severe health concern for workers. The Second Circuit Court of […]
It has been a busy year for many people, and that is no different for those of here at WorkersCompensation.com. We’ve been diligently planning a few exciting new projects; one of which I can announce, […]
Occupational disease is recognized as a foundation for entitlement to workers' compensation benefits, similarly to injury by accident. That has not always been the case in every jurisdiction, but as workers' compensation has evolved over […]
They say no good deed goes unpunished. Sadly this happened to an injured Illinois worker in a case that was recently decided at the Illinois Workers’ Compensation Commission. In this case, the worker was employed […]
This is your reminder, to set that reminder. We live in a world of reminders. The credit card company texts you a reminder that your bill is due, your car dings when it’s low on […]
The push to create a single-payer healthcare system in California is dead for this year. The bill to create single-payer, AB 1400 (Kalra) was headed to a California Assembly vote. But Assemblyman Ash Kalra pulled the […]
Monday, we wrote about a proposed bill in Utah that would allow firefighters combatting fires in states other than their own to collect workers’ compensation benefits if they were injured on the job. Legislators there […]
